§2.Requiring the publication of data sets regarding firearm trace data
This section requires the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), to submit to Congress and publish online, not later than 180 days after enactment and annually thereafter, a report on firearm trace data (i.e., data tracking crime-recovered firearms to their initial retail seller) for the prior calendar year that includes, at a minimum: (1) aggregated trace data disaggregated by source licensee (i.e., first federal firearms licensee seller to an unlicensed person) license type; (2) details on the 200 source licensees with the most traces, including trace counts by handgun/rifle/shotgun, recovery cities, average time-to-crime (i.e., days from initial retail sale to trace request), crime categories, multiple sales (i.e., 2+ firearms in 5 business days), and licensee-reported lost/stolen firearms; (3) aggregated data on source licensees with varying trace counts (0+, 1+, 2+, 5+, 10+, 25+, 50+), disaggregated by licensee type, totals/percentages, source State (i.e., initial retail sale location), and State-level licensee counts with traces; (4) trace data for the 50 metropolitan statistical areas with the highest overall and per capita homicide rates, including total recoveries, top 10 source states, top 20 source licensees (with trace counts, average time-to-crime, and <3-year traces), recovering agencies, firearm types, and short time-to-crime counts (<3/2/1 year); (5) State-level data on traced firearm types, including crime categories, top 10 manufacturers/models/finishes/barrel lengths, and average time-to-crime by crime subcategory; and (6) multiple-sale traced firearms by State, disaggregated by handguns/rifles (where required), average time-to-crime, and in-State recovery percentage.